Week 10: March 14, 2005

Topic: Introduction to Concepts in Linguistics: Art, Design, and Language

Key Questions:
What role does language play in the definition of humanness?
How does language's representation in art and design inform the determination of humanness?

Readings:

Barnard, Alan.      2000. History and Theory in Anthropology. Cambridge University Press: New York, New York.
Chapter 8 and 9: pp. 120-157

Winkler, Dietmar.  2002. "Social Sciences and Design Innovation." in Design and the Social Sciences. Jorge Frascara, Editor. Taylor and Francis: New York NY.
Chapter 6: pp. 56-66

Assignments Due:

Concept Journal iteration #6 (2 pages)

How would your concept change if you accepted a structuralist paradigm?